global educators creed

TE 352 : Global Educator’s Creed Due Date: 9/29 (5 points); 12/1 (10 points)

I believe that all teachers should realize the dignity of their calling; that they are social servants set apart for the maintenance of proper social order and the securing of the

right social growth.

John Dewey

A creed is an ever-evolving document. It is not a philosophy of education, but a statement of beliefs and values. It is a document of faith and hope. We work on our creeds over the course of our entire careers. This particular creed should speak to your beliefs as a global educator. It should address such basic questions as: What is globalization? What is global education? Why is global education needed? What does global education look like in (your) practice?

In order to start this assignment, we would ask you to first determine your audience. Does your creed address your colleagues in the field (other global educators), or would you like your creed to address those for whom your work, care and service is performed (students, parents, and community members)? Determining the nature of your audience should have a clear and determined impact on your writing. That is, you need to address your audience in ways that make sense to them.

Next, you need to return to your argumentative essays from TE 150 and your cultural autobiography from TE 250. Do those documents still speak to who you are and who you want to become? Do they address themselves to the audience you want to address? Consider also the feedback you have received on those tasks and the experiences in your life which have intervened since you wrote them.

Now start to recraft your creed. Will you have headings? Or will you have one transitionless text? Will you structure the text like a letter? Like an essay? Like a series of statements beginning with the phrase, “I believe . . .”

Whatever you do, remember the nature and purpose of the genre. You do not need to footnote here. You want to keep it readable, so you should aim to have your creed under two pages. Therefore, decisions about spacing, font size, and the like, are left to you; however, the text should appear attractive to the reader. Finally, you should make sure your writing is clear. It’s your job to translate academic discourse (“post-modern”) into language that your audience can understand.

Rubric for Assessing your Global Educators Creed Creed

NOTE: Please include a rubric with your own self-assessment for every assignment you turn in for this course. Please feel free to adjust the rubric if you feel it does not reflect how you would like your work to be evaluated (make any changes in a different colored type font). Please also feel free to give any explanatory notes, or to ask us to read and give feedback in a certain area.

For this particular assignment, you should hand in your second draft with the marked rubric from the first draft.

Self Assessment Instructor Assessment

Draft One: ___/2 points

Draft Two: ___/4 points

Part I: Stylistic Considerations The text is attractive. The text makes appropriate grammar,

spelling, and structural choices, given its goals.

The text is clear; it explains the terms that it uses.

The text is sophisticated; it does not reduce complexity, but makes complex things more understandable.





Part II: Substantive Considerations The text imagines and explains what

globalization is. The text imagines and explains what global

education is. The text imagines and explain why global

education is needed; that is, it provides a rationale for global education. This rationale can be based upon research, personal experience, or personal values.

The text imagines and explains what does education looks like in (your) practice.





Part III: Identification of Audience The reader easily knows who is/are the

primary audience(s) of this text.

Total: ___/5 Total: ___/5

Total: ___/10 Total: ___/10



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